Elgin Romps Home With The Bacon In Big Win
Elgin beat Volga decisively to reclaim undisputed second place in the league. Key hits by Kregel Klingman Gruver and Falb powered a twelve run output with strong pitching and fielding support. Upcoming games feature West Union at Elgin and other regional matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Volga
Giants
Scond Place
Cunningham
L. Kipley
Grover
Gruver
Klingman
Kregel
Luce
C. Kiple
Falb
F. Kiple
Frank Kiple
Louis Klingman
Falk
West Union
Calmar
Postville
Clermont
Arlington
Hawkeye
Herrling
Kiple
Volga Kreig
Little
Jellings
Cf Smith
Gifford
Crandall
Elgin Settles Local Appearances and Travelers 30 Years Ago
Elgin residents recall visits and trips with relatives in Clermont Elkader Red Wing and Manchester. Families like Gunderson Earle Lehman and Moser and new liverymen Falk Klingman and notes on lumber business and harvest work appear in Elgin news of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Gunderson
Clermont
Sophia
Christ
Elkader
Lizzie
Eva Earle
Sont
Hadsel
Claude Fothergill
John Falk
Ed Klingman
Fayette
Elias Benson
Fred Berg
Elgin
Red Wing
Minn
Hia
Patterson
Clayton County
Fritz Lehman
West Union
Julia Lehman
John
George Lehman
la Porta City
George Earle
Albany
J. J. Earle
Oregon
HBS
Pleasant Valley Township weed order and prizes
The trustees ordered all highway weeds cut by August 1 1928 and noxious weeds destroyed by owners or occupants whether on property or adjoining highway. Lou McNally won a $5 gold prize in a cream separator contest at Torkelson Bros. business last Saturday for guessing 18 minutes. actual run time was 15 minutes and 10 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley Township
Torkelson Bros
Lou McNally
Luana
Subscription list corrections and renewal appeal
The Echo directs a correction of the July tet and asks readers to verify that their payments before that date appear on the subscription tags. It notes many delinquents who have not missed a payment before and suggests a renewal at this time as most acceptable.
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Echo
Advertisers Invite Echo Readers to Save Money Each Week
The Echo highlights weekly ads offering savings and bargains from local merchants. Mrs. Bertha Kiple is ill with neuritis, and Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kiple are visiting to be with her.
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Bertha Kiple
L. L. Kiple
Wadena Victims Walters and Wirth Buried in Tuesday Services
Funeral services for Merle Walters and Otto Wirth were held at the Wadena Presbyterian church last Tuesday with Rev. A R Rembolt and Rev. A Randell officiating. Walters and Wirth, brothers in law, left widows and several children. Walters was buried in Arlington at Taylorville cemetery while Wirth returned to Wadena. During services, Bernard Le Porte, 35, was en route to Newburg, N D with his father S G La Porte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Walters
Otto Wirth
Wadena Presbyterian Church
A. R. Rembolt
Presbyterian Church
A. Randell
Arlington
German Lutheran Church
Mr. Wirth
Wadena
Walters
Tayloraville
Wirth
Bernard le Porte
Newburg
N. D
S. G. la Porte
A New Radio Shop Opens in Elgin
John Grimm leases Miss Cook's front room and will open a complete radio shop with parts and accessories. He sells his implement business to Torkelton Bros., with October possession, operating two places for now. Local firm L. G. Lehman wins the Marion Lutheran church steeple contract after prior misstatement. Over $200 of copper was processed locally in Elgin before shipment. The Echo notes the Amonessian letter with cautious optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grimm
Miss Cook
Echo
Marion Lutheran
L. G. Lehman
Elgin
California picnic honors Mr and Mrs Falk guests listed
Echo report on a California picnic for Mr and Mrs John Falk and guests. Adds J C Morris of Long Beach Alberto Esslinger of Ames a Green home guest and Ernest Bailey not previously named. They dined at Bixby Park Long Beach with some driving over two hundred miles to attend. Iowa spirit remains among California friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
John Falk
Emmett Morris
Edith Grether
The
Echo
J. C. Morris
Long Beach
Alberto Esslinger
Ames
Green Home
Ernest Bailey
Bixby Park
Iowa
Feller’s Hardware
Jackson County Farmers Not Afraid of Pheasants
Jackson county farmers import dozens of ring neck pheasant eggs as crop protection against cutworms and destructive insects. They see the birds as insurance since the birds offset insect damage, paying for their cost with reduced pest loss. Eggs cost 30 dollars per hundred at game farms in St Charles Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jackson County
St. Charles
Ilinois
New Books Added to Elgin Library Week’s List
The Elgin Library added many titles this week including Giant Horse of Oz Just So Stories and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Other works listed include Adventures of a Brownie Dog of Flanders Tales of Shakespeare and Heritage of the Desert. Membership info notes a $1 fee and card access for the whole family.
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Elgin
Lord Fauntleroy
Flanders
Desert Rim
The
Prairie
Cardinal
Sunday Services Planned At Elgin And Illyria Churches
Rev E J Starr and family are spending the week at Conrad and Grinnell then return for Sunday worship at both Elgin and Illyria churches in the morning with Illyria evening service. Rudy Johnson resumes work at Schori and Kuster Lumber Co after a week of illness and Wayne Gilson improves after two weeks of sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Starr
Conrad and
Grinnell
Starr
Elgin
Illyrian
Illyria
Rudy Johnson
Schori & Kuster Lumber Co
Wayne Gilson
25 Made Beef Tour Brings County Calf Partners Together
About 25 members of the Baby Beef Club with parents and C A Oldson of the Iowa Beef Producers Association toured five farms on Thursday July 12. Calves from Shorthorn Hereford and Aberdeen Angus were shown at Harry Humphry West Union Ed Boyles Pleasant Valley W Rothlisberger and Thore Thompson farms. The trip aimed to boost county fair competition and livestock judging experience for the county youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Oldson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Harry Humphry
West Union
Walter
Robert
Ed Boyle
Pleasant Valley Township
Howard
Rothlisberger
LeRoy
Fred Rothlisberger
Thore Thompson
Orvin
Seven Birthdays Celebrated at One Time
Edwin Kruger’s birthday fell on Sunday July 15 and Mrs Kruger planned a July birthday party at home for seven relatives. Guests included Fred Knoll Herman Knoll Emma Knoll August Wittenhagen and families Otto Kruger and family Will Kruger and family Alfred Wenger and family Gustav Kruger and son all from Sumner or near Elgin for a day of visiting and a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Kruger
Sumner
Otto Kruger
Will Kruger
Alfred Wenger
Gustav Kruger
Near
Elgin
Farm Bureau meeting rescheduled to July 31 at Earl Kiple home
The Farm Bureau changes the meeting date to July 31 replacing July 24 and says more details will appear in the next issue. The John Bower family of Santa Ana California is spending the summer vacation at Big Bear Lake in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Earl Kiple
John Bower
Santa Ana
California
Big Bear Lake
Mountains
Three Killed in Plane Crash Near Wadena
Bernard La Porte of Newburg North Dakota and Merle Walters with Otto Wirth of Wadena were killed when a broken wing caused their airplane to drop about 260 feet and crash into an electric pole base near the cemetery. The trio had assembled the plane, made multiple test flights, and were on a sixth passenger run when the accident occurred. An inquest was held and the wreckage removed, with investigators unable to determine a definite cause.
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Bernard la Porte
Newburg
N. Dakota
Merle Walters
Otto Wirth
Wadena
Main Street
Arlington
Walters
Wirth
Milwaukee
Arthur
la Porte
N. C
Kansas City
la Porta
Notice of larceny on stored cars near Elgin barn
John Falb and Sons warn that parts have been removed from cars stored near their barn in the south part of Elgin. The act is larceny and future offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This is a firm warning to deter further theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
John Falb & Sons
Legion and Auxiliary Meet at Earl Kiple Home
The Legion and Auxiliary will meet at the Earl Kiple home on Wednesday July 25. All members are urged to be present. Mr and Mrs Albert Pringle of Sedalia Missouri and Mrs Robert Pringle of Clermont were visitors in the Franc DeSart home Monday evening. A A Robertson present sheriff of Fayette county was working among the Elgin voters yesterday. For fly swatters call Foslers Hardware West Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion and Auxiliary
Earl Kiple
Albert Pringle
Sedalia
Robert Pringle
Qlermont
A.A. Robertson
Fayette County
Elgin
Fosler’s Hardware
West Elgin
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Lou McEnally
Volga City
Postville — Wine
M. E
Hoover
West Branch
Senator Curtiss
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